Plants Submerged Stewart, Trey

As Christ followers we are like plants. Plants with stunted growth due to the masses that believe in fueling their fleshly cravings and urges or people who flat out don't believe in Christ. We are those plants that you so seldom see poking out of the paved streets and sidewalks which are the foundation of every where we travel in life. As these plants all we strive for is the light of day. When we finally end up in the sun which God our eternal father created we are cut back with the weed wacker sprayed with a chemical or we are caught by a creeping vine that latches on and steals our thoughts and drains our perspectives. The vine the weed wacker and the pesticide are all things subjected to the devils grasp, easily manipulated to the things of this world all working to destroy us as Christ followers. Take a second and think logically how many of these plants sticking out of the cement are alone... And if alone are they alive? Yeah not many last in the sun when they are alone. Alone we are more easily destroyed by the weed wacker, the chemicals and vines.
CHRIST FOLLOWERS ARE A DYING RACE. We are becoming so accessible by the worldly desires that we aren't spreading the gospel we are hoping it will catch on. We are weakened with out the Lord in our lives. We as Christ Followers are not meant to sit back and watch the Earth fall to pieces. So when we finally get to bask in the sun help the others to push through the "concrete" which is SIN, DESIRE, TEMPTATION AND MOST OF ALL FACING ADVERSITY. 


JESUS SAYS I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE. Believe it! 

Relationships...

Time to get real people. I am noticing more and more people getting boyfriends/girlfriends. Not saying this is a bad thing this could be a potential make or break with people an eye opener.But the thing about relationships are we can either live for them, or we can try and have a life as well.  We need balance in our lives people really when you have to cater your equal 24/7 then there is something seriously wrong. Majority of us "fall in love". But are we falling for the right reasons? In a relationship we tend to go out of our comfort zone. Wether its trying a new church or making some desicions that down the road will not look to bright. Im not typing this up to lecture. Im saying this to try to keep us from falling in a hole. We need to realise the order in which we should give attention to things God being the first and formost thing on that list the other things are up to you we should try to grow stronger in the lord through our relationships with other people. We can grow in our Faith and in our relationships at the same time it is possible. Its all hard work.

Ask yourself these four simple questions:

1.) Are you doing the right thing by God in your relationships?
2.)Am i treating my equal with respect?
3.)Am i happy with where i am?
4.)Am i representing the God or my Flesh?

Bailey Hill- Age

Age is really nothing but a number..

Some say the older you get the more mature you become,

but this isn't always true. Some teenagers have more common

sense, and are more mature than many adults. There are many

rules that are based on being old enough to do things on your 

own, such as being able to drink legally or drive legally. But us,

as teenagers, seem to be able to break those as well. Some adults 

say they are wiser or smarter because they are older, but many younger

people know and understand just as much. As years go by, 

you see more and more teenagers in the newspaper or on the

news for sports or making some sort of big impact. 

So, my message to you is that we can start succeeding now. 

Don't ever let someone tell you that you are 'too' young.

Stand up for your beliefs, take on a challenge, and never

give up because of someone older's criticism. You can be
anyone you want to be!

1 Timothy 4:12

Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young,

but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in

love, in faith, and in purity. 

Giving in...

Philipians:1:29

"For to you it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him but to also suffer for his sake."

         Its one thing to believe it is another to act upon it and live by faith in God. When we do we will suffer from wounds/blows from our fleshly needs. But to endure them we have to give into Gods almight grace.

Eventually there will be a time in our lifes were we look back and saty how did i comply to all those useless, pointless longings.You will think about the time you changed how you looked/acted to get the girl/guy or the time you did something redicilous to fit in or get noticed. That is part of what our body wants us as christians to do. More or less we are going to end with the same concluding thoughts or explantions.

This will mean nothing in the eyes of our creator our father, God almighty himself.  In order to somewhat avoid this train of thought we need to live life for Jesus Christ! We all mess up at times which goes back to the fact that we need to give into the fact that God is all forgiving and fall into his Almighty Glory!

Bailey Hill- Drifting from God Q&A

Recently I've been asked to give advice on the same topic multiple times.
This is directly from someone, but I'd feel the same towards anyone that
is having this problem. I feel like there may be people out there who don't
 know me, but have the same issue. So if you're having even the slightest doubts in God.
Read this.

Question..

-Soo, I've been kinda slipping away from God... 
And like, I really want to be close with him,
 but I have so many doubts and stuff/: Like.. I dunnno..

Answer..

-The farther away you get from God the easier it is to doubt him. You might have noticed this. The reason you're having these doubts is because you're too far from him to see the great things he's done for you. This is my idea... because this situation has happened to me as well, about a year ago.. Get a Bible, if you have one, great and if not I'll buy one for you♥ But everyy*night before bed, not matter how tired you are, read mm.. let's say a paragraph. Quantity doesn't matter, just as much as you can comprehend that nighttt. It seems like nothing once you start doing it, but it can surely help you realize how much has already been done for you. And help you notice the little things that normally wouldn't go through your mind. I don't dedicate as much time as I should to him, none of us do. I don't go to church every Sunday, better yet I honestly never go.. I hate that, but yet I find other ways to get him in my life, whether it's the music, or just talking to him at night. Also, as you keep drifting away, which is easy as a teenager, it's easier for the devil to mess with your head and thoughts. You might think things are better than before, but truly you're making all the wrong decisions.. I'm not saying that's you, and i don't think it is, but you will often hear something or get a feeling you should back away from doing something or being someone your not. That's God having your back.. For now, just try your best to stay strong, keep your head up and a smile on your face. At night, talk to him. Tell him you're having doubts, but that you need him in your life. Ask for help and explain your worries! You can do it, babeee! I'm here EVERY step of the way. I promise ♥

Players

In this so called thing of life aren't we all pieces, tools and players!
I mean if you seriously think about it literally speaking, we either are being put into place to fit for a bigger picture or being used for the greater cause or even playing trying to get ahead in life and the pursuit of happiness. It all sounds so clique if you just hear it. But put it to thought we have brains for a reason. I do realise the tone of this post is very different then the other ones and that is for specific reason. Life needs a balance. With out it we become corrupt we cant all just cant expect to go through life living as players and expect to not get played. Or being a tool without getting banged up in the process.
The moral of this is literal take life as it comes expect the unexpected work for the greater cause whatever you think that may be or know trust in something bigger than you and don't play cause eventually it'll come back to haunt you.

Bailey Hill- Words Are Powerful

When you hear of abuse, stealing, or pain you probably think of an action. You might picture someone robbing a bank or maybe someone punching another person. But words can commit crimes just as hurtful as these.

James 3:6 says "The tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body."

Words can do things as powerful as legally promise marriage to as hurtful as causing someone to commit suicide. These days, words are thrown all over the place. People say love and hate without reason or truth to back them up. It's easy to fall for people's tricks and lies are unbreakable habits to some. I'm someone who many rely on for advice or come to talk to about problems. Often, the biggest problems are caused by someone saying too much or holding back and not saying enough. It's hard to express feelings and show how much you care in words, but encouragement is always on a person's list of 'needs'. Always remember to thank those who have done the littlest of things for you and make sure you tell the people who matter most, how much you appreciate them.